Which version of the Remington 1100 do I have?

[Happy]

Details and photos are posted in the other thread I started here:
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=268257

I called Remington and all they were able to tell me with the serial number is that it was made in 1974. What I'm trying to determine now is what version of the 1100 it is.

I'm hoping to take it out soon. What should I look for while cleaning since it's been sitting in a closet for 20 years?

Thanks,
-H

 

[JohnBT]

Looks like a field model from what I can see of the engraving and checkering. If it's a 12 ga. it should weigh between 7.25 and 7.5 pounds or so. They made nice guns back then, even the field models.

As to what to look for...spiders, cobwebs, dead mice, dirt clods. Just kidding, sort of. If the barrel is unobstructed and there's a touch of oil on the bolt it should shoot. Actually, from some of the ones I've seen over the years the only requirement is that the barrel isn't clogged.

John

 

[sm]

Happy,

Great gun!
Better made gun than guns on the market today costing 4, 5 times and more for what that one sold for.

Fixed choke barrel I suppose...sure hope it has not been messed with...
Don't mess with that barrel if in fact it is fixed choke.

Do not have screw in chokes installed.
Those fixed choke barrels threw patterns that folks would not believe! That great!

Pattern board is for sure worth visiting with this gun. No problem in opening up a pattern , or tightening one up with a fixed choke barrel.

How raised - what you do.

 

[ArmedBear]

They should have been able to tell you one more thing.

If the serial number ends in M, it's a Magnum receiver. This means you can shoot up to 3" lead shot shells in it, as well as 3" steel and 2 3/4" lead, though you do have to change barrels for different types/sizes of shells.

If it doesn't end in M, then you can shoot 3" steel shot shells in a "steel shot barrel", still available new from Remington and others, and 2 3/4" lead shot shells in standard 2 3/4" barrels.

I have a gun that looks just like that, except mine's got field wear. Yours looks near-new! Unless it says Magnum on the side of the receiver, it's the standard field model. Others at the time would have been Skeet, Special Field (English stock and short barrel), etc. It isn't one of those.

Steve is right: I have a fixed-choke Modified 28" plain barrel and it patterns really nicely. Breaks clays and brings down birds at longer ranges than it should.

Assuming the barrel has not been messed with, the standard for the plain barrels with fixed chokes was, AFAIK, 26" IC, 28" M, and 30" F. This makes sense, if you consider swing, range and pattern size for different uses. You can guess what your barrel is, probably, by the length. I can't see anywhere on my 28" barrel that indicates Modified, but 2 3/4" is stamped on the side in big letters. I have a 3" Full barrel as well (I have the Magnum model from 1971); it's 30" and I don't think it's marked for choke either.

Nice gun!

Don't let it go, unless you want to sell it to me, of course. Remington produced a world-class gun then, with good QC, and the 1100 remains a world-class design.

 

[Happy]

Measured the length of the barrel and got 25.5", so I'm guessing it has the 26" IC barrel on it.
Now, I'm not sure if you read the other thread, but this gun actually belonged to a friend of mines grandfather. His family has offered to sell it to me and I'm researching fair market values. What would a fair offer for this be?

Thanks,
-H

 

[rem1187a]

Prices vary depending on area. From what the pictures show it would go for 425 to 475. Great guns.

 

[BlisteringSilence]

Happy,

The weapon you have there looks like a Remington 1100 Special Field. My dad has one with the 28" modified fixed choke barrel, and loves the hell out of it. I have one with a 26" IC barrel that I like to use to warm up for skeet. I also love that thing in the field, it has killed many a wayward quail. Not to mention, it's light and soft enough you can shoot it all day long and not feel the pain.

I'd put it at $400 give or take, depending on how well it's been maintained. Take it to a gunsmith and have him check it out before you plunk down your cash though. 1100's are not the most forgiving of creatures if left dirty.

Either way, if the gunsmith gives you the go-ahead, I'd snap that sucker up in a hurry. They just don't make shotguns that nice in that price range anymore.

 

[r2t2]

1100 barrel

I have an 1100 with a barrel for slugs ( no rifling but sights) and I was told by a gunsmith it was about a three generations back gun. I would like to get a barrel to give the gun more versatily. He said it was built on a 12 ga. frame and I could not get a new barrel. Any ideas?